
Concept explainers
(a)
Allowance method
It is a method for accounting bad debt expense, where uncollectible accounts receivables are estimated, and recorded at the end of particular period. Under this method,
Ethics case:
Company D’s current year net income appears to increase by 10%. But, Company D’s president suggests the controller to increase the percentage of allowance for doubtful accounts from the 2% to 4% in order to show the income growth rate to 6% from its present 10% and thinks that the reduced growth rate can be sustainable in future years.
To identify: The stakeholders of Company D.
(b)
To identify: Whether Company D’s president’s request of increasing allowance for doubtful accounts pose an ethical dilemma for the controller.
(c)
To describe: Whether controller has to concern about Company D’s growth rate in estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts.

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